Advanced Power Technology Survey

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The Advanced Power Technology survey is based on the Delphi forecasting process and is highly dependent upon the quality of the small ‘expert’ panel. Great care was taken to identify experts in important areas of advanced technology. These experts were then asked to respond to a questionnaire pertaining to advanced power technologies. The survey had 25 carefully selected respondents and each question had a response count of approximately 18-22. The Panel includes academics, automotive manufacturers and suppliers, fuel cell developers, and energy representatives. While these numbers are low for a traditional survey, work done by the Rand Corporation for the U.S. Air Force in the late 1960s indicates that a small panel of experts with an interactive review of results can be a highly effective method of forecasting. A Report for the Advanced Power Technology Alliance